DeFi | ForkLog - Part 79

ForkLog 16 28.09.2020

Value locked in DeFi protocols tops $11 billion

The total value of assets locked in DeFi protocols has surpassed $11 billion. According to DeFi Pulse, the most popular asset remains Uniswap.

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ForkLog 40 27.09.2020

Just Add a Token: How Uniswap Became the First DEX to Beat Coinbase

The DeFi fever has become a landmark moment for decentralized exchanges. One of the first DEXs to use smart contracts was Uniswap, implementing the automated market maker (AMM) technology. The platform was created with support from the Ethereum Foundation and Vitalik Buterin.

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ForkLog 22 26.09.2020

Billionaire Alexander Lebedev launches a large ‘anti-bankster’ DeFi project

Renowned Russian entrepreneur and banker Alexander Lebedev announced the creation of a large DeFi project aimed at solving chronic problems of the traditional financial system. He wrote about it in a column for Novaya Gazeta.

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ForkLog 13 26.09.2020

Aave launches decentralized governance system on the mainnet

A lending DeFi protocol Aave launched a project governance system on the mainnet via community voting. The first Improvement Proposal (AIP) was migration to the new governance token.

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ForkLog 7 25.09.2020

Glassnode analysts doubt Uniswap’s decentralisation

The Uniswap governance tokens are not locked in a smart contract and reside on ordinary Ethereum addresses. This is the conclusion reached by analysts at Glassnode. In their view, this raises questions about the degree of decentralisation of the leading non-custodial exchange.

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ForkLog 23 25.09.2020

Flamingo.Finance DeFi Protocol Begins FLM Token Distribution

On September 25, the Flamingo.Finance DeFi protocol began distributing its governance tokens (FLM). By September 30, the protocol will distribute 50 million FLM to early investors.

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ForkLog 7 25.09.2020

Two record WBTC mints in 24 hours hit the yield-farming market

Two record single-mint releases of the Bitcoin-backed Wrapped Bitcoin (WBTC) token were released to the market within a 10-hour interval. Their total value is about $50 million.

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ForkLog 10 24.09.2020

Poisoned Tomato: DeFi protocol tomatos.finance turns out to be a scam

Users who received DeFi project's tomatos.finance tokens during the airdrop may face a risk of asset loss. This warning comes from the Telegram channel DeFi Leaks. WARNING from DeFi Leaks: If you receive a token https://t.co/iRoVOjw38g in your wallet please do NOT visit their website and approve any contract on their end. It looks like the approval via the website gives their contract permissions to steal your tokens (USDT, DAI, TUSD, UNI…)

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ForkLog 12 23.09.2020

MakerDAO will not compensate users’ losses after ‘Black Thursday’.

Maker token holders (MKR) refused to compensate the losses of collateral holders in the DeFi project MakerDAO, liquidated during the March market crash. The poll results were published in the voting system.

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ForkLog 9 23.09.2020

Report: DeFi tokens fall on average by more than 40% in the last 30 days

In the last month, the median price of DeFi protocol tokens fell by 41.5%, four times the pace of Bitcoin's price decline. Over the last 90 days, the lead was also with the leading cryptocurrency—up 8.8% versus 1.0%. Messari analyst Ryan Watkins, citing these calculations, noted the end of the 'casino'.

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ForkLog 8 22.09.2020

Bitcoin-backed tBTC token to be launched for the second time

Founder of Thesis and head of Keep Network Matt Luongo announced the re-release of the Bitcoin-backed tBTC token. The project relaunches after a rocky start, three audits and several months of development.

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ForkLog 10 22.09.2020

CoinGecko survey: Most yield farmers increased investments by more than 500%.

Most DeFi protocol users managed to multiply their capital by more than 500% through yield farming, but 40% do not know how to read smart-contract code. The CoinGecko survey of 1,347 respondents shows this.

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